| (a) This section does not apply to a deregulated company
holding a certificate of operating authority or to an exempt carrier
under Public Utility Act (PURA) §52.154.
(b) If the commission approves a petition requesting
service, residents of permanent residential premises or owners of
permanent residential or business premises in reasonable proximity
to the premises that were the subject of an approved petition who
did not sign the prior petition requesting service are not entitled
to receive service under the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA),
Chapter 56, Subchapter F, prior to the fifth anniversary of the date
the prior petition was filed, unless the residents or owners file
a new petition and agree to pay aid to construction charges on the
same terms as applicable to the prior petitioner(s).
(c) The designated provider shall receive reimbursement
for the original cost of deployment and actual recurring costs of
providing service to those additional residents in the same manner
as the provider received reimbursement of those costs in relation
to the prior petitioner(s). The provider may not receive reimbursement
for the original cost of deployment under a subsequent petition if
the provider previously received complete reimbursement for those
costs from the Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF). If the TUSF has
completely reimbursed the original cost of deployment as provided
by §26.421 of this title (relating to Designation of Eligible
Telecommunications Providers to Provide Service to Uncertificated
Areas), each subsequent petitioner must pay into the TUSF an amount
equal to the aid to construction charge paid by each prior petitioner.
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